Customer Reviews Dr. Martens 1460 Patent Leather Lace Up Boots

Instep so tight-very uncomfortable. Not like other Doc Martens that are so comfortable.Love the colors though.

Listen...I've had Docs for years. I love them. I'm virtually an evangelist of Saint Doc. So when I saw these shoes, I almost threw up with excitement. Then I got them. First, the photos aren't an accurate representation of their color. (Yeah, I know monitors vary...blahblahblah.) In the pictures they look bright silver. In reality, they're much darker with a coppery color under the silver. That's awesome if that's what you're looking for, but I wanted silver Docs. The big problem - and the reason why I'm returning them - is the quality, or the lack thereof. I've owned a pile of Docs. The old skool Docs...crazy good quality. The newer ones...not the same, but still good. These? Awful. They look and feel like rain boots for kids. Extremely flimsy. They look and feel cheap. If I found these at $40, I'd be thrilled. At this price I felt like someone just robbed me. They look cheap on your feet, too. My wife said the same thing. She said it was hard to believe they're Docs. I agree. If you're into silver-but-not-really-silver boots that are super flimsy and feel cheap, you'll love these. If you want actual silver boots that look and feel like real Docs, you'll cry when you open the box. I was hoping these boots would completely my superhero uniform, but no self-respecting superhero would put this flimsiness on their feet.

Very tight across the tongue and I have a narrow foot

this was very, very uncomfortable! I thought it would provide me with stability as I wear ankle brace temporarily due to ankle break, but NO! It was hard to put on and take off. It was VERY uncomfortable. I will return.

Bought my normal size, couldn't even get my feet in. I couldn't say if it was comfortable because it was way too small.

i request a size 5 but you guys sent me a men size 10 so i never got to wear the shoe. it was entirely too big.

This boot is so cute but hugely uncomfortable. Unfortunately I need to return them. They are very stiff and cut into the back of my calf.

Ouch!! So painful on my shins, and the top of my foot. I could only wear them for maybe 3 minutes. I don’t know how anyone could wear these boots. They’re super adorable but so disappointingly on comfort.

So excruciatingly tight that i couldn't wear for more than five minutes

These just don't work for me. I'm a 7.5 shoe size. Since they don't come in 1/2 sizes. 7 was too small and 8 was too big.

These are so incredibly stiff I have no idea how one would “wear them in”. I couldn’t even get the laces to tighten them. Returned and bummed

The ankles were very narrow at the stitching. The toe box was way too wide. I returned these weeks ago. Still waiting for my refund.

I used to have them in the 90's. These feel so cheap compared to how they used to be made.

Cute but made of plastic very stiff and uncomfortable disappointing

These came in an unmarked box, one a size 6 UK, and the other. Size 8 UK. Same boot, I think, but two different sizes.

These seem like some kind of fake leather to me. Not happy at all.

First of all, there's nothing red - cherry or otherwise - about the misnamed Cherry Red Acadia. Make no mistake: they're brown. But that's in absolutely no way the greatest offense of these boots. They basically feel like plastic - I mean, I took them out and as soon as my hand made contact with the first boot I thought, is this some kind of joke? For $140, these boots are outrageously overpriced. The feel and look like something you'd pick up at Payless for a good $100 LESS. The only redeeming "quality" is that the soles are rugged and sturdy; without that, the boots would basically be light as air. If you've never bought Dr. Martens - or Docs - before, then maybe you'll enjoy these. But as someone who grew up in the 90s and broke in a pair proudly purchased on Carnaby Street in London, these are laughably poor imitations of what Docs used to be like. The pair I had was nearly indestructible; the boots I unpacked today already had scratches on them even though they're brand new, and the tongue was almost paper-thin. All and all, I'm completely dismayed at the poor quality of what Dr. Martens apparently now makes and sells - a far cry from the boots we all loved and wore to within an inch of their lives in past decades. Needless to say, these are going back.

In a word, rigid. I saw the reviews about the break in period. Remember the days of having to wash Levi's 6 times before you could wear them? No longer necessary. There is no reason, with today's technology, why there should be a break in period for shoes. A good pair of shoes should be comfortable out of the box. I knew this, but chose to ignore the reviews because I needed a good pair of boots that would hold up walking and standing on concrete. I'm not willing to wear these around the house for several weeks in the hopes that they loosen up and become the shoes I paid for. Sending back, ordered Keens.

TERRIBLE? returned! They SQUEAK, CRACKLE and stick to floor while walking. SO DISAPPOINTED

I found this shoe to be cut small/tight and therefore, I would like to return it.

What a disappointment. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have listened to the negative reviews regarding the quality of these boots. But since there seemed to be more positives than negatives, I decided to go ahead and order a pair. I was especially thrilled because they had the cherry color that reminded me of a pair of oxblood shoes that I once had. In person, these boots looks so cheap. I expected them to be like a patent type of cherry red but instead it looked like a cheap version of synthetic leather and the coloring was ridiculous. Even the leather feels super thin. I figured I would try them on since I could always exchange for a different color. Yet another disappointment. The shoe towards the bottom of the tongue cut into the top of my foot and the shoes definitely felt like they were going to need some breaking in. However, with the boot quality being what it was, I did not feel like it was worth my time or the blisters that I would most likely endure. I owned a few pairs of Docs back in the day and miss them terribly. Those were great quality shoes and the leather was real leather. It didn't look and feel like some cheap knockoff. I have to say I was shocked at the quality of these boots when I think back to what they used to be. If you used to own a pair of Docs from back in the day, you too will be yearning for those just like me. Hopefully the company will come around and improve this once great shoe.

My daughter picked these shoes, I agreed that they were very cute, when we received them right on the toe was a boy looking at a girl with a bubble over his head that said, "come on just a quick feel" really? Kind of inappropriate Dr. Marten. Love all of the other marks on the boots, but thought you went too far here!

I took the shoes out, and put them back in the box. I returned them within an hour of getting them.They feel cheap and plasticky and they look cheap and plasticky.